106 THE FOREST PRESERVES 



Sauganash, for whom the first Chicago hotel, now only a 

 faint memory, was named, was probably the white settlers' best 

 friend among the Indian chieftains in the days of the Fort Dear- 

 born massacre. He was the means of saving the members of 

 the distinguished Kinzie family from the general slaughter. 



In selecting this stretch of woodland along the north branch 

 as a reward for Billy Caldwell, the government chose what was 

 already the favorite haunt of his tribesmen. This was the hunt- 

 ing ground and home for the Sauganash braves supposed to 

 have been numbered at 5,000 at one time. 



The reservation allotted to him extended up to the old 

 Indian Boundary line, back of which the redskin warriors agreed 

 to remain by the 1816 pact. From that point north clear to the 

 county line then was dotted with Indian villages, camps and 

 chipping stations. 



Today there still exists evidence of the signal stations located 

 on bluffs and peaks where the Indians still a bit distrustful of 

 the Whites despite the treaty of peace, maintained lookouts 

 night and day. In Glen View there is a typical lookout station 

 which might well be marked with a statue of an "Indian on 

 the Alert." 



Accessible as these tracts are with the network of improved 

 roads invading them all and with the steam railroads and elec- 

 tric traction lines reaching everywhere, the popularity of the 

 North Shore preserves have been established even ahead of the 

 district organization. 



In the latest addition to the North Branch of the Chicago 

 River preserves 193 acres of wonderfully improved land in- 

 cluding the famous Edgebrook nine hole golf course the Dis- 

 trict was able to insure an increased popularity for this North 

 Shore recreation zone. 



That tract, lying wholly in the town of Edgebrook, adjoin- 

 ing the celebrated LeMoyne and Brumel tracts, all bisected by 

 the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, was the best buy 

 of the year for the District, The sporty golf course will be 

 thrown open to the public in the spring. 



How to Get There 



To Forest Glen, by automobile north to Peterson Avenue, thence west 

 on Peterson to Forest Glen Avenue. By street car, take any northbound 

 car to Lawrence Avenue, transfer to North LeClaire (Fifty-first Avenue) 

 to end of the line and walk north about three-fourths mile. By rail, take 

 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad to Forest Glen station, which 

 is on south line of the preserve. 



